Brood desertion in Kentish plover: Sex differences in remating opportunities

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-190

  Székely, Tamás ^a,b   Cuthill, Innes C ^a   Kis, János ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Charadrius alexandrinus; Kentish plover; Mate removal; Mating opportunity; Offspring desertion; Operational sex ratio; Parental care

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS;

EID: 0032905092     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/10.2.185     Document Type: Article

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